Washing-machine



(No Model.)

I. M. GEOFF.

WASHING MACHINE. No. 337,950. Patented Mar. 16, 1886.

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PATENT FFICEQ ISRAEL M. GEOFF, OF MIDDLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,950, dated March16, 1886.

Application filed July 17, 1884. Serial No. 137,931. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISRAEL M GRoFF, a citizen of the United States,residing at Middletown, in the county of Dauphin and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in\Vashing-Machines; and I do declare the following'to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to washing-machines; and it consistsin the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my machine. Fig. 2 is atransverse section of same on line a; at, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the presser. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on liney y, Fig. 1.

The suds-box A is provided with handles A", so it may be convenientlymoved from place to place, and is divided by partition A intowashing-compartment or suds-box proper, A", and the receptacle Aarranged side by side, as shown. A removable concave, B, is placed onthe bottom and against one side of the suds-box. The upper end of theconcave does not fit closely against the side of the sudsbox, but aspace intervenes, into which the lower end of a removable breast-board,G, is inserted. The breast-board is made wedgeshaped, as shown, so thatwhen put in place its portion above the concave will present a surfaceinclining inward, as shown. The concave may be secured in place by anysuitable means. Ordinarily, when made of wood and snugly fitted to itsplace, and after it gets wet, it will hold its place by the swelling ofthe wood. If made of metal, its own quality will hold it in place, andit will hold the breastboard in place. Cleats or bars D are secured onthe inner faces of the ends of the suds-box, and are provided in theirupper edges with a series of bearing-notches, D, for the trunnions ofthe presser. Cap-bars E are arranged above and close to thebearing-cleats, and have one end pivoted to the suds-box, and theirother ends notched at E, to form a secure seat for the button E', whichmay be turned down against the cap-bar, to retain the presser-board 'inits bearings, or up to permit said cap-bar to be removed from itsbearings or adjusted from one to another of the notches D, as will beunderstood from Fig. 4. The presser-board F is provided withperforations F, and has trunnions F projected laterally from itsopposite edge near its upper side. These trunnions are adapted tonotches D, and are supported therein in the operation of the machine, aswill be understood from Figs. 1 and 2. An arm, F, is projectedrearwardly from the upper edge of the presser, and has pivoted to it,near its extremity, one end of the link or pitman G, the other end ofwhich is pivoted to alever, H. This lever is pivoted on a standard, H,mounted on said box, and its other end is extended into position to bemanipulated by the operator.

In use the box A is supplied with a sufficient quantity of water, andthe clothing is placed therein between the presser F and inclined backboard, 0, and by operating the haudle-leverH thepresserF will be forcedonto the clothing and press the same against the board 0, and thus pressall the water out, at the same time revolving the clothing at everymotion of the lever. WVhen this operation has been repeated severaltimes, the clothing will be cleansed, and may be thrown into box A,where it may be rinsed out before being passed through the wringer.

It will be noticed that the lower edge of part F moves close to concaveB, so that no clothing can escape from the pressing action. It will alsobe noticed that the presser divides the box A into two compartments, inone of which the clothing is held and cleansed, as before described.

By adjusting the trunnions into the proper one of notches D the machinecan be adjusted to properly press different quantities of clothmg.

The concave B is so constructed that when put in position, as shown, itslower end rests at a point about midway the ends of the bottom A of thesuds-box, and so that a horizontal portion of said bottom shallintervene between it and the vertical side A". The

presser F is j ournaled to the bar D, so that its pivotal center shallbeapproximately vertical to the lower end of the concave. When thus I Iclaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, arranged, the lower endof the presser will swing back close to the side A, and will also swingsufficiently far in the opposite direction.

to press the clothing against the breast-board.

In operation the clothing, after being pressed against the breast-board,falls back to the lower end of the concave and onto the horizontalportion A of the bottom of the sudsbox. The end of the presser, as it isdrawn quickly back,throws the water forcibly against The water re- 1 theside A of the suds-box. bounds from the side A",and is driven forciblythrough the openings in the presser in which strike the clothing lyingon the bottom A. A portion of the water passes under the end of thepresser and acts on the clothing near thebottom board. By this action ofthe water the clothes are thoroughly shaken up and satu rated andprepared to be again pressed against the breast-board. Theinwardly-inclined or overhanging breast-board will cause the clothing tofall back the instant the presser is withdrawn.

In order that the necessary movement may be given, whereby the presseris swung so as to press the clothing against the breast-board 011 oneside of the box and dash the water forcibly against the other sidethereof, the

bearing-bar D is arranged approximately on 1. The combination, with thesuds-box, of a concave fitted in the angle between the bottom and sideof said box, leaving a wedge-shaped space between the vertical face ofthe concave and the side of the box, and a breast-board space by whichit is held in place, a presser,

notched cleats attached to the inner walls of the suds-box, foradjustably supporting the presser, a pivoted cap-plate and button forsecurely holding the presser in anadjusted position, a lever pivoted onone side of the suds-box, and a link connecting said lever with anarm-extension of the presser, whereby the latter is vibrated,substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In'testimony whereof I afli'x my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ISRAEL in. GROFF.

Witnesses:

GEORGE KUNKEL, J. P. MELIOK.

